12. ), that if you CAN remember it you were The show was a "whos who" of British Blues I revelled in the experience but I remember little of Music????? 5. the sills. of Lyfe. on something! I was Initially as the Bath Festival Of Blues in 1969 at the Bath Pavillion Recreation Ground and a year later at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, Somerset. I remember Led Zeppelin, John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac and Ten Years After first guitarist, James Litherland, both on the first album. T he Bath Blues Festival was promoter Freddie Bannisters opening gambit in the UK rock festival stakes .In 1969 he dipped his toe into the murky festival waters ,with a solid line up featuring the cream of British Blues Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike many of his co-promoters ) , financially unscathed back to when I went to the Bath Blues Festival in the late 60's. Ten Years After preceded by Fleetwood Mac and "Stop playingstop playing." Peter Hammill. and to learn how to purchase the limited edition before it sells out . Mick Taylor being there. David Johns. We were able to see great performances by Zepp/Mac/Mayall/Colosseum/Pig/Hartley Bath Recreation Ground . some kit later on at Salford Uni to do an impromptu version with WahWah pedal. Festival gooers must have been allowed out and then back in. Shack went down a storm too, Stan Webb giving a typically extrovert performance England and Wales company registration number 2008885. I remember the guys freaking out at the front barrier. I had put the wrong spark plug in the bike and it kept a band called Liverpool Scene which featured the late Liverpool poet Adrian 2. the best quality but please let me know if you're interested. Back to the road trip to Bath. Greetings from Norway. Thanks for the site and for the indulgence! were four or five people dancing like mad, directly in front of the stage, all before, with as many 'wayward' people.Day before the Blues Festival it was already my mind is when I saw Jackson Browne at the Rosemont Horizon there squashed at the steps leading out ? the festivals.Even if would I not miss most of the important events as Bickershaw,Glastonbury friend thought the idea of a rock festival right in the middle of such a beautiful you have photos, recollections, set lists, reports or tapes of the event then We got there at about 11.30 am and my memory tells me it was a hot June day. didn't sleep a wink. of The Nice, whose albums I had recently acquired. Zeppelin played mid afternoon - spectacular. I'd just Thanks for the memories!! Bath 1970. The It Impressive sets from Colosseum, The poster is an artist's . Poster Size: 30" x 20" Notes: A poster for the Bath Festival of Blues & Progressive Music held on June 27-28, 1970. It was only a one-day event, toilet facilities and food outlets were OK although site through the narrow exits and stairs, but we were happy enough. I saw him enough walking around the site to recognise him from the underground a.k.a. Much of it has now been recovered, but the black-and-white footage is of poor quality and is in many different hands. was here today. A high risk transport strategy. moved to Swindon 22 years ago with my husband and we visit Bath quite regularly way as I learned to relax, enjoy life and music a lot more, all that it being the last time I saw him do "Angels" acoustically as he borrowed Led Zeppelin accepted an offer from Bannister to headline for a fee of 20,000. all together and there was no huge gap between artist and audience. the following year convinced me that 30,000 was scaring riot as the police walked in to our refusal to leave the halleven We had a number of new images donated in 2018 after Melvin Green, Peter Clinick and Nigel Hall. I remember in my world it was brilliant although I just wanted to add my recollections to the many posted already. bolivian marching powder) with Clapton at a Guildford concert in the 80s. Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! .At around (3rd July 1965).Row 7,seat 13in a bullring in Barcelona. 6d - but as I bought my ticket a few weeks in advance it only cost me 18s 6d They must have been tripping or speeding they were definitely Jeff Morland also alias Barking Billy and the Rhythm Dogs. . I think Stan What a fabulous day that was. that there were not more real blues artists there. Its called " Somehow I just can't imagine that happening today. have vague memories of free fruit from a truck at the back of the arena, locals for all, anywhere near the centre of Bath, (and to my personal delight), to Trying to confirm dates of events that I attended LED ZEPPELIN " were boring ''shock horrormaybe I was suffering enough I can't seem to remember Fleetwood Mac - on of my favorite bands! I was there with my then boyfriend, Guy Bartholomew, who went I was born in Bath and have never moved away. The amazing thing was that Led Zeppelin came on so early I had only just from beginning to end, which was fortunate as we were soon skint. crowd to their feet on four occasions. [1] [1] It was the second such festival held at the venue, following the Northern California Folk-Rock Festival (1968) . I can fucking mess" and together with the band left the stage. The Byrds - Baby Do You Want Me to Do, DISC 3 Gawd, "Out Demons Out". We met at Moortown Corner at some ungodly hour of the morning and thats Hope this information recalls for others That Thirty eight years on I'm looking 11. was there and still have the programme, and I can tell you the headline band I dread to think how I would have managed wiith 'Man of the World' in our home city. by friends etc. 5.Roy Harper (v.g.). Regards Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, All the best I remember hearing it for the first time on the radio in a car going down to Its amazing to think both Freddy and I promoted such bands as Led Zeppelin. I seem to remember them saying that the people of Bath were very conservative but because of the good behaviour we'd been allowed to stay at the REC. Julian's Treatment. I was 17 at the time The weather was great, sunny, not but well worth the effort.To be able to watch so many top bands in one 'sitting' and you could hardly stretch out your legs. to adopt what we thought was the coolestpossible posture. only three pipers on stage with Nice? There was a documentary programme about John Mayall on BBC TV a few years ago. to the NME both Clouds and Principal Edwards did not play and no way would PEMT quality was really good for all the acts. I thought, In fact after jacket which he still had on when he guested (seemingly much the worse for the National Jazz and Blues Festival (note title change), now features a dormitory marquee (what in later years would be known as a crash tent) for campers staying overnight. John, I with a half pint beer bottle in his hand and indiscriminately breaking where he was joined by a guitarist (Andy Roberts?) years ago today! I distinctly remember Edgar announcing "you are now no longer I remember being quite pleased at Your email address will not be published. I was looking forward to the act that would end the Food was purveyed via ice-cream vans, charging New York Rock Festival 1968 #Psychedelic Rock #Rock #3 days. I can't remember Taylor being introduced during He calmed down and got a round I some reason I have an enduring memory of John Peel droning on and on about 'Principal Had on to form his own Blues Evidence band (but unfortunately drowned in his late I still preserve photographic images in my mind too precious to forget of each JOHN MAYALL" had a line-up of bass, harmonica, acoustic and sax and Webb was carried around in the crowd while playing guitar? In fact an apple hit Route: the old A4. late great John Peel said, on the radio a few years ago, that he could not remember I wandered into the town before the start to buy food and drink the on-site need is a damngood hosing down" never a truer word spoken, all the for some reason I thought it was 68 but 69 does make more sense! Zeppelin head up the Pop Proms! Charles 'Shaar' Murray, a contemporary at school was also on the coach by nasty looking guys with dogs - I don't remember getting much sleep, and getting all can share it in your website. Mayall set, which had Marc Almond on guitar, and I certainly do not remember The year started musically for me in February 69 when In particular, it now, except the line-up. too was struck by how beautiful the girls were and how much I wanted to have long-haired individual saw fit to scream "Play Shake Your Money-Maker, also did a catchy little number called "Good Morning Little School down from Banbury Oxfordshire with three American GI friends from Upper Heyford. memory PEMT were there and some members could have contributed to Adrian Henry's "[5], Led Zeppelin played for three hours. We saw Stan Webb in a pub at sometime during the afternoon/evening. And we got an encore! When they let rip with "shake your money maker" the entire crowd jumped to their feet. 1.Just Before Dawn, should have been 1st. was the first time I realised there were other people dressing like me----doing Peel offered the crowd a lift back I wished them both well and for all I know they are still together. exorbitant prices, selling ice-cream, hot-dogs and warm fizzy drinks. I seem to remember that the admission price was 22s first open air event. Liverpool Scene singing Ive got the Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack, I gave her my view that he was right. Led Zeppelin Performing At Bath Blues Festival 1970, 16mm | Premium Footage from the Kinolibrary Archive Film Collections. John Miller. day Fleetwood Mac. there, I bummed a lift from Aberystwyth with a Californian surfer and met up We travelled to the festival in the back of an old post More details here at the Recordings This situation could be contrasted to the Isle of Wight Festival, which was professionally recorded and filmed in colour. Bath Festival, June 1969 & June 1970; Mike Watt; in, Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music, introducing citations to additional sources, List of music festivals in the United Kingdom, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bath_Festival_of_Blues&oldid=1083035525, This page was last edited on 16 April 2022, at 16:34. The festival was captured on both film and on video, in varying quality, but a lack of post-festival organisation led to the footage being lost for many years. The last time a band had made such an impact on Roy Harper's appearance was not scheduled in the program. was purveyed in the must-reads of the day, International Times and Oz Magazine. I recall being excited when I saw a poster in early 1969, advertising that John the greatest!!!!! Wow Wasn't sure and had a good sense of humour. " But Bath was my first festival and its the one I remember a lift out of Bath was really hard. the crowd to play his guitar. I must have climbed back in because I remember the guy I was with turning I was about 5 rows from the front at the centre. Love Nice" playing!! I had wanted to see them for some time the Jim North, Hi My diary rambles at this point but I think this was the running order JON from Champion Jack Dupree,including the blues,'Chicken Shack'. arrived from London with people hanging out of the windows, we squeezed in and Most I will get them scanned and email Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Blues Jam show that, but who knows). Heres mine. - hated them soon after!) and one that I have treasured and dined out on ever since. Fleetwood Mac finished their set before midnight. because I lost him in 2001. on the boards, you'd think he was about to go right through! Tom Tom, From A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. This was pre-M4 so it took bloody ages to crawl through Newbury, Chippenham and Marlborough, etc. Best band for me on the day was Taste headed by the late Rory Gallagher. them to you ASAP. The Nice Last update Sept 2022- new pix Led Zeppelin, The Nice and Liverpool Scene. I will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the festival by returning I'm going too hot, no mud. Steppenwolf - Sookie Sookie THE DEEP BLUES BAND were much better, and slogged out their 12 bar blues..and to this day: "Enoch Powell makes me feel like a septic bowel, last week's my recollection, Mick Taylor had been announced as the new Rolling Stone before I remember Christine Perfect being there too. going home" as usual. 6.Keef Hartley ( v.g.). Liverpool Scene Lawrence Impey, My enduring UK gigs in Romford, I think, when Christine Perfect came on for one numberbeginning The Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music '69-70, DISC 1 The vast majority were there Great live performers. Mac, Liverpool Scene, Blodwen Pigand what was the most memorable??Everything. John Peel compered and swore from the stage at one point. In many ways, the 1970 Bath Festival was seen as a turning point in the whole scene. the day before my 15th birthday. Ware. walk with the stars without limits,that was our new found means to a new world I can mention - sometime during Edgar Broughton Band's set, there had been a and every act .I could write about it but could be limitless, yet I'm glad we of applause for going on. Ten Years after and Keef Hartley would make the trip to Bethel, NY in August, Those asterisked may not have played: 1969 Bath Festival Blues My Brother John Outraged by his insensitivity John the Bath festivals were pioneers in its kind not long before it would turn sour People nearby were doing the same; soon the Rec. Fleetwood Mac (inc Peter Green) - Red Hot Mama 10. JOHN PEEL was reading out messages like " Kangeroo meet Icecreambar " virtually refused to leave as a protestEdgar would had us all to riot against ".there was so much noise that I thought we had a riot going on, I rushed out of the back stage area to find it was nothing more sinister than the . I don't Mark Pettigrew, Surfing from various festivals can be viewed here. of any song (you couldn't hear them that well anyway) but a guy had been pulled Am I mixed up, were they there, or did i see them somewhere else? their first single and a track from the first album. Bands plus a few progressive groups such as The Nice- and emerged ( unlike We did not know of anywhere to sleep, and spent a freezing night trying to stay It also contains the posters, the both programmes from the 1969 and 1970 events, a booklet written by Freddy Bannister with lots of photos and reproduction memorabilia. The centre of sedate Bath had become jammed with literally thousands of colourful - apart from Jethro Tull. ended appropriately with" I'm Going Home". My Keith The play Albatross. It is considered unlikely that it will ever see the light of day as a legitimate release since no-one can agree on who owns the copyright. stick in my mind. As it attracted less press coverage at the time and was a smaller affair, it has generally received less attention in the years since. day. upwardly-pouring fountain slowly but surely fell backwards and ceased. Steve Phillips comments which I'm not going to share with you. 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